Episode 5 - Chemical Spills begat Disaster Movies begat Tommy Lee Jones
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Would better Incident Command keep Hollywood from destroying America? Listen to The Dukes to find out. Plus, we break down the West Virgina Chemical Spill, and game how good an Emergency Manager Tommy Lee Jones REALLY is. Also: earthquakes, the complexities of disaster planning, celebrating 90s Christian Rock, and mourning the Ultimate Warrior. And Idris Elba makes a speech with, like, four pauses. Whew. 
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